oakum

n. 填絮 [医] 麻絮

发音

UK /ˈəʊkəm/
其它
US /ˈoʊk(ə)m/

词形变化

oakums 复数 oakums

别名

ocum

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Coarse fibres separated by hackling from flax or hemp when preparing the latter for spinning.

    可数 历史 不可数
  2. 2.

    Fibres chiefly obtained by untwisting old rope, which are used to caulk or pack gaps between boards of wooden ships and joints in masonry and plumbing, and sometimes for dressing wounds.

    可数 历史 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

fiber fibre

相关短语

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词源

From Late Middle English okom, okome (“oakum”) [and other forms], from Old English ācumba (“oakum”, literally “that which has been combed out, off-combings”) [and other forms], from ācemban (“to comb out”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (from Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-, *ūd- (“out; up”), or *h₂ew- (“away from, off”)) + *kambijaną (“to comb”) (ultimately from *ǵómbʰos (“row of teeth; tooth; peg”), *ǵembʰ- (“nail; tooth; to gnaw through; to pierce”)). See also out and comb.

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